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Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers

Sell goods or services door-to-door or on the street.

What you’d do

  • Explain products or services and prices and demonstrate use of products.
  • Develop prospect lists.
  • Deliver merchandise and collect payment.
  • Write and record orders for merchandise or enter orders into computers.
  • Arrange buying parties and solicit sponsorship of such parties to sell merchandise.
  • Answer questions about product features and benefits.
  • Distribute product samples or literature that details products or services.
  • Circulate among potential customers or travel by foot, truck, automobile, or bicycle to deliver or sell merchandise or services.

Skills that matter

  • Persuasion
  • Speaking
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Service Orientation
  • Active Listening
  • Coordination

How to get there

Little to some preparation: usually a high school diploma or GED, though some jobs do not need one

Also called

  • Direct Sales Coach
  • Door-to-Door Sales Trainer
  • Independent Sales Associate
  • Independent Sales Representative
  • Independent Beauty Consultant
  • Independent Distributor

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